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After guiding Larne to consecutive Premiership crowns and qualification for the Conference League league stage, Tiernan Lynch turned down the chance to become manager of Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone in September 2024. His departure from Inver Park was only delayed by two months however as he was lured to …

Rachel Russell BBC News, Yorkshire Betty Saunders Sculpture With Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue And Red by Barbara Hepworth An art gallery has successfully secured sufficient funds to buy a Dame Barbara Hepworth sculpture, after reaching the target of £3.8m. Sculpture With Colour (Oval Form) Pale Blue And Red will …

Sir David Attenborough has named the first young golden eagle to fledge as part of a pioneering conservation project to boost the birds’ numbers in southern Scotland. The broadcaster, now aged 99, named the eaglet Princeling, meaning young prince, which he said was a symbol of new hope for the …

Elliot Ball BBC News, West Midlands Post Office Rooprit Gill has become the first postmistress to return to their former branch after the Horizon IT scandal at the Post Office A postmistress wrongfully prosecuted for non-existent shortfalls in her Post Office accounts, based on unreliable Horizon data, has returned to …

The FAW and Wrexham held talks over the Women’s World Cup last week and Wales will host the 2026 European Under-19 Championship next summer. All games will be played in the north at Bangor, Colwyn Bay, Deeside, Denbigh, Deeside and Wrexham, with the Stok Cae Ras hosting the final. “It’s …

Nathan Rooney has left his position as Larne manager by mutual consent just one game into the new Irish Premiership season. In a statement on Monday evening, the club said the decision was taken “in line with implementing our long-term football strategy and what we believe will gives us the …

The son of Norway’s crown princess has been charged with rape and domestic violence, among other crimes, a prosecutor said. Marius Borg Hoiby, the oldest son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted of the most serious charges, according to Oslo state attorney …

Southern Brave thrashed Oval Invincibles by 89 runs, the biggest margin in terms of runs in the history of The Hundred’s women’s competition, to move clear at the top of table. Their fifth win from five matches broke a record that was only set on Sunday, when London Spirit beat …

Lazetic has, though, had loan spells with Graficar Beograd, Rheindorf Altach, Fortuna Sittard and, most recently, back in his homeland’s top flight with TSC. He made 23 starts and 20 substitute appearances last season as TSC finished seventh in the Serbian top flight and reached the Conference League knockout phase …

Relive the 2014 Women’s Rugby World Cup final, when England beat Canada to end a run of three successive final defeats. BBC News

Birmingham Phoenix beat London Spirit by a comfortable seven wickets thanks to captain Liam Livingstone, who hit an unbeaten 45 off 20 balls to successfully chase down 126 with 35 balls to spare. Follow The Hundred 2025 on BBC Sport Available to UK users only. BBC News

The Welsh club’s commercial success – fuelled by Reynolds and McElhenney’s celebrity status and the award-winning Welcome to Wrexham documentary series – has allowed them to invest heavily in Phil Parkinson’s squad with nine summer signings. Wrexham have broken their transfer record three times this summer and Wales striker Nathan …

A company which makes miniaturised electric versions of classic cars has secured a rescue deal led by an American merchant banking group. Sky News understands that the future of Hedley Studios – formerly known as The Little Car Company – has been salvaged through a pre-pack administration deal. FRP Advisory …

Ultimately, some of the talking points around the eagerly anticipated ‘match of the day’ between Cliftonville and Coleraine surrounded events before the game and during the half-time interval of Saturday’s heavyweight encounter in north Belfast. In the run-up to kick-off it emerged that Coleraine had neglected to bring their match …

Manchester’s Murphy came into the bout with Pico sixth in the UFC’s featherweight rankings after winning eight successive fights in the promotion. Despite his winning streak, Murphy’s reserved personality in comparison to some of his brash peers means he has sometimes failed to get the credit he deserves for his …

Neil Robertson beat Ronnie O’Sullivan 10-9 in a classic encounter to claim the Saudi Arabia Masters title in Jeddah. The Australian takes home £500,000 for the 26th ranking title of his career and climbs to third in the world rankings. It represents another huge step forward in Robertson’s return towards …

World number one Jannik Sinner celebrated his 24th birthday with a straight-set victory over Terence Atmane to reach the Cincinnati Open final. Sinner, the defending champion in Ohio, did not face a break point in a 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 win. It marked a 200th tour-level victory on hard courts for …

Getty Images French President Emmanuel Macron has pledged that every effort will be made to track down and punish the person who cut down a tree commemorating a murdered Jew. The memorial tree was planted 14 years ago to honour Ilan Halimi, who was tortured and murdered by a Paris …

John Cruickshank John Cruickshank was awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery in air action during World War Two Britain’s last surviving World War Two Victoria Cross recipient, John Cruickshank, has died aged 105. The flight lieutenant, from Aberdeen, earned the honour for an attack on a German U-Boat while …

Bethany Firth will compete at her fifth World Para-Swimming Championships at September’s competition in Singapore from 21-27 September. The six-time Paralympic champion gave birth to her daughter Charlotte last August before setting her sights on a return to the pool, with her selection to the 22-strong GB team confirmed. Firth …